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The city will also organize many other activities and events during the three-day music festival, including exhibitions and conferences about the Vietnamese music industry and world music trends. Winners of a contest for young performers will get the chance to perform at the festival. … [Read more...] about HCMC to host international music fest

The homebrew contest, a partnership with Mason Ale Works and the San Diego chapter of Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity, will let those who homebrew enter their creations into the festival. Each entry — consisting of two 12-ounce bottles and a 5-gallon keg — will be served at the festival, with the winner getting the opportunity to brew with Mason Ale Works and enter the 2020 Pro-Am Great American Beer Festival. There is no cost to enter the contest. Details and rules are at quaff.org/BERNARDO-2019. As of Monday, seven homebrewers had entered, according to the website. … [Read more...] about Tickets on sale for Rancho BEERnardo Festival

The Manchester museum is featuring a new exhibit called The Shakers and the Modern World, drawn from both its own collection and the holdings of Canterbury Shaker Village. Andrew Spahr, the museum's director of collections, says the Shakers at one time caused anxiety with attempts to convert outsiders to their religion, but then developed a branding strategy to counter negative public opinion and were quick to embrace printed media and photography to promote a more positive view. … [Read more...] about Museum exhibit explores Shakers’ modern branding strategies

Since being chosen to feature on the iconic WWF logo over 50 years ago, the giant panda has become synonymous with the animal conservation movement and there is no better place for animal lovers to learn about crucial giant panda conservation work than at the Chengdu Panda Base, located in China’s Sichuan province. Following its foundation by the Chinese government in 1987, the centre has become a global reference point for the conservation of endangered species and you can gain an in-depth understanding of the cutting-edge scientific research being carried out here by visiting the centre’s very own museum experience. The centre also doubles as one of the only places in the world where you can get up close and personal with these beautiful animals, ensuring a unique day out for all the family. In 2020, the beginning of February is the perfect time for your visit to China as you will also be able to join in the famous New Year celebrations. As host to the International Panda … [Read more...] about Best Luxury Holiday Destinations in February 2020 –

Other aspects of Vietnamese culture depicted by Google Doodle thus far include: the banh chung (a traditional sticky rice cake); the Khue Van Cac (the pavilion of the Constellation of Literature located inside Vietnam’s first university); the traditional ao dai dress; the Hung Kings Temple Festival (a commemoration of the mythical founders of Vietnam on their death anniversary); and the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO heritage site in central Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Xuan Quynh first Vietnamese woman on Google Doodle